student and teacher tutorial

Tutorial
A Cornerstone of the Landmark Approach

At Landmark School, tutorial is a defining part of our academic program and a key reason why students thrive here.

Rooted in each student’s unique learning profile, tutorial provides highly individualized instruction in reading, writing, language development, and executive function.

It’s not extra support—it’s core instruction designed to unlock each student’s potential.

Individualized Curriculum

Landmark doesn’t follow just one method—like Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, or Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing® (LiPS®)—but draws from these and others to meet each student’s unique needs. Our teachers are experts in structured literacy and the science of reading, customizing instruction to target areas of weakness and reinforce skills until they become automatic. This personalized approach leads to meaningful progress, helping students better understand themselves and how they learn best.

literacy tutorial working on phonemes

Tutorial Features

One-to-one

One teacher working with one student in their own space for the full time-block. The student has the full attention of the teacher for the entire time with no distractions from other students.

Diagnostic 

During the admission process, every student goes through a battery of assessments to discover their areas of need. The tutor then continues to give diagnostic testing at check-points, to make sure the student is supported effectively.

Flexible But Structured 

Landmark tutors receive extensive onsite training, including in programs like LiPS®, which builds phonemic awareness and sound-symbol connections. While our reading instruction shares the scientific foundation of approaches like Orton-Gillingham, our tutors aren’t locked into a single method. Informed by diagnostic testing, they draw from a range of evidence-based strategies to meet each student’s needs. Every tutorial is grounded in the science of reading and delivered through a systematic, sequential, and structured approach.

Integrated 

The language arts tutorial is integrated within the student’s academic schedule. It feels like just another class during the school day. It isn’t a pull-out or in another location or with different teachers. The language arts tutorials are taught by instructors who may also teach a content area class. This helps inject tutorial concepts throughout the other academic curriculum.

tutorial student working one on one with teacher on literacy skills

Language Arts Tutorial Focus

Areas of primary focus for Landmark's Language Arts Tutorial include:

  • Fluency
  • Decoding
  • Vocabulary
  • Spelling
  • Composition
  • Comprehension
  • Study Skills
  • Transition planning (as needed)

From a Student...

"At Landmark, I found out how I must learn. If I didn’t understand it one way, teachers explained it in several other ways. I found out my best way of learning was visual. I had to see it and sometimes experience it. Everything started to make sense to me."

-Melissa, high school student

 

For an in-depth view of an Elementary•Middle School Reading Tutorial and see examples in action watch this video.